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05-31-2023, 08:34 AM
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Nice idea for the tooling !
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#2162
05-31-2023, 07:41 PM
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Wizard tool modification!
The acme of perfection on an incredible project! Cheers Charlie
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#2163
06-14-2023, 07:15 PM
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https://youtu.be/qY2hiL6E9Qw
Next chapter starting. Also note my wife settled on Elvira for the name of her project.  I been asked quite a few times if I have named mine and only refer to the GrandWillys name for it. After my wife wanted to name hers I thought maybe I should call mine Thor? Maybe T.H.O.R. Truck Hammered On Relentlessly!  After all it has had over 75 meters, 3000", of tig welds planished all by hand just in the body shell alone!
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#2164
06-22-2023, 04:38 AM
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Well after 30 events and 4000km trouble free, the strip down has begun!
   Been hard seeing less of it each day. 
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07-01-2023, 05:16 AM
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Cab is now completely gutted and ready to come off.
 The biggest thing I couldn't do anything about while assembled, was how hard it was to close the last door if the windows were completely up. There was just too much cabin pressure and you could see the panels swell for a second when closing the last door. I really didn't expect my door seals etc to seal that well for it to be a problem!  The solution was simply what all modern vehicles have and that is pressure relief vents. I spent some time looking around the wrecking yard to find something that wasn't a weird shape or too deep. I doubled up on the amount of vents I my thinking is that a smaller cab builds more pressure than a sedan or station wagon that has a larger volume. You can see I added a brace between the vent holes to keep the panel taught.  These vents came out of a VW sedan and hatch of 2000 vintage and were in the boot venting to behind the bumper. The rubber flap hinges outwards briefly when the pressure is higher inside the cabin.  They have a cage over them to stop them going too high. It will vent to the space between the back of the cab and the front of the bed. Will not be able to be seen once the bed is back on.
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#2166
07-01-2023, 05:58 AM
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That looks like it will work well.
Color of paint? .
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#2167
07-02-2023, 05:39 AM
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 Here is a paint sample I had done last year.
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#2168
07-02-2023, 07:08 AM
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That should look really sweet when done.
Any idea when the body shop will have time or will you do it yourself?
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#2169
07-03-2023, 05:29 AM
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#2170
07-03-2023, 05:33 AM
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That's good of him.
Looking forward to seeing all your painstaking labor come together.
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